Why we do it

Poverty report

Research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty threshold to meet their most basic needs. Children living in families with incomes below this level—$48,016 for a family of four with two children in 2014—are referred to as low income. The United States measures poverty by an outdated standard developed in the 1960s​

In New Jersey, there are 1,086,285 families with 1,983,828 children.

Low-Income Children: 31% (620,598) of children live in low-income families (National:44%

Definitions

The demographic findings on this page were calculated using federal poverty thresholds issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information about federal poverty thresholds, see the US Census website.

ChildA child is defined as an individual under the age of 18. Children living independently, living with a spouse, living in group quarters, and children ages 14 and under living with only unrelated adults are excluded from these data.Low IncomeFamilies and children are defined as low-income if the family income is less than twice the federal poverty threshold (see Poor).ParentA parent is defined as an individual over the age of 17 who lives with a dependent child. Among children who do not live with at least one parent, parental characteristics are those of the householder and/or the householder's spouse.PoorFamilies and children are defined as poor if family income is below the federal poverty threshold. The federal poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $24,008 in 2014, $23,624 in 2013, and $23,283 in 2012.

For definitions of other terms, please refer to Explanations of Terms and Data Sources.

35% (220,906) of children, under age 6, live in low-income families.

30% (399,692) of children, age 6 or older, live in low-income families.

18% (177,451) of white children live in low-income families.

51% (136,379) of black children live in low-income families.

55% (253,015) of Hispanic children live in low-income families.

17% (29,298) of Asian children live in low-income families.

41% (1,170) of American Indian children live in low-income families.

35% (220,906) of children, under age 6, live in low-income families.

30% (399,692) of children, age 6 or older, live in low-income families.

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Crossover Sports is a newly formed 501(c)3 non-profit organization, we volunteer our affords and accept charitable contributions. That is how you can help us take it a step further. Let us help your child and I turn we will help a child from a less fortunate situation.

For every 2 members that join we sponsor a child for a membership

Our give back program seeks to help disadvantaged, shelter, bullied, children of incarcerated parents ages 6-18 to improve their basketball skills, life skills, make friends and gain a mentor. The way we do this is with every 2 players that become paid in full members we sponsor a child in needs membership.

We have a long term goal to provide yearly scholarship to child from those same unfortate backgrounds. We use all of our resources to help all children find their path in life or simple make a donation

We have taken on the motto of"Reach one Teach one". You can help us with our mission as we help your child improve their skills. All they have to do is want to get better and we will do the rest.Click here to register and check out our upcoming clinics.